It's a business decision.
Exactly.
If they supported ogg decoding in the player, they may get more customers.
Maybe.
Would there be enough to offset the cost?
Maybe
Possibly - if for no other reason then there would be slashdot buzz about it,
I'd think the fact that the whole server source code is available under the GPL would generate more /. buzz than a native ogg decoder.
I also am having trouble understanding why you are opposed to it - did an ogg file damage your hard drive or something?
I'm not opposed to it really, I just think your reasons for wanting it included are beside the point, but:
The sb is a device designed to keep maximum functionality at the server, hackable by everyone, and a bare minimum in the squeezebox firmware, which is closed source. Complicating the firmware by moving functionality to it might not be a good thing.
The native ogg decoder might not be as good or as often updated as the host-side one.
The native ogg decoder will cost time and money to implement and I'd rather have some bugs fixed.
I'm not at all against ogg support - there is ogg support already and it's nice to have. What I'm against is adding functionality to the firmware that the server can do just as well.
C.
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